Friday, July 29, 2011

A newer house with lots of square footage for the money. Over sized, neutral tile, that is set on the diagonal, throughout with the exception of bedrooms, den and dining room. Beautiful cabinetry throughout the home, even in the laundry room, and lots of it. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and a five-burner gas cook-top with a large stainless vent over it. There appears to be wiring for surround sound in the family room. This house feels bigger than the square footage shows. This could be because they've skipped the formal living/dining combo with a family room setup and just went with an actual (and very spacious) dining room and family room. Nice flow and lots of storage throughout.

Bedrooms are decently sized and two of the secondary bedrooms have walk in closets. The master has access to the backyard and a very large walk in closet. The den off the front entryway is good sized with two nice windows into it. All bedrooms have, as of this writing, intact ceiling fans.

The lot is large and faces north/south. The pool is a pebble-tec with a rock waterfall and a spray feature. There's a place for an umbrella in the shallow step as well. The hard-scape is in and looks nice. Trees and bushes are mature and healthy at this point in time. The grass is looking a little rough but that's not unexpected this time of year, especially if they didn't seed with summer grass.

The Bad:

The land behind is zoned agricultural and the neighbor just behind appears to have a pole barn suitable for horses. It looks like the home backs up to the very back of the "yard" of the guy that owns/works the land. Keep in mind that he might someday decide to sell his property to the highest bidder and something else could be built there. There are also several dairy farms to the south. Usually the dairy farmers will eventually move their operation farther out once suburbia surrounds them and the price of their land goes up enough. Considering the real estate market in the Phoenix area right now, that could be awhile.

Dining room. It's really not this dark in here, it's quite nice. I've been struggling with my camera since my husband took a few pictures on our trip. He swears he didn't touch anything but I think he might be fibbing. Long story short, this was the only picture of the dining room that didn't look completely blown out.

Built in shelves in dining room.

Cabinets to the left of the stove top area.

Stove top & vent.

Five burner gas stove top.

Cabinets to the right of the stove area.

Kitchen as seen when you walk into it from the front hallway.

Built in oven & microwave.

Kitchen island with stainless dishwasher.

Under the sink :)

Kitchen Pantry

Built in entertainment center in family room.

Wiring for surround sound.

Standing in entryway, looking towards bedrooms. Master bedroom & hall bathroom are to the left although you cannot see them. Bedroom #2 is straight ahead.

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I love life, love to laugh and love my family. I strive to find humor in most situations (except when driving behind idiots.) I may not have the cleanest house or the cleanest mouth, but I try hard to enjoy life to the fullest every day.